garden centre manager - retail
Bloom Greenhouse and Garden Centre Ltd.
Hammonds Plains, NS, CA
$50K-$55K a year (estimated)
Temporary
- Work Term : Seasonal
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education : No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience : Experience an asset
Work setting
- Nursery - horticulture
- Horticulture and / or gardening
Tasks
- Manage staff and assign duties
- Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales
- Determine merchandise and services to be sold
- Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale
- Develop and implement marketing strategies
- Plan budgets and monitor revenues and expenses
- Determine staffing requirements
- Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and / or volunteers
- Conduct performance reviews
Supervision
16-20 people
Computer and technology knowledge
- Point of sale system
- Word processing software
- Electronic mail
- Spreadsheet
Transportation / travel information
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Creativity
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Maturity
- Patience
- Resourcefulness
- Ability to multitask
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Green job
Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Other benefits
- Free parking available
3 days ago